Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price has confirmed the selection of the Saab 9LV combat system for the RAN’s planned mine warfare vessels and survey vessels. To be based on the…
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Navantia has commenced sea trials of NUSHIP Stalwart III, the RAN’s second Supply class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) to be built in Spain. The vessel was laid down at Navantia’s…
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The Edwards AFB-based JSF Joint Test Force has conducted the first air drop of a Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile (JSM) anti-ship missile from the internal weapons bay of an F-35A.…
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The first of up to 160 Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft operated by the US Navy has been inducted into a comprehensive upgrade program at NAS Whidbey Island in…
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BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a $150 million contract for the Nulka maritime missile decoy system. The five-year contract will see the development, procurement, and sustainment of Nulka brought…
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Set for 1-3 June in Brisbane, Australia, the LAND FORCES International Land Exposition will provide an engagement platform for the Australian Army and Defence Industry during one of the largest…
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The RAN’s HMAS Sydney V departed Sydney on March 11 for a three-month deployment to the US to conduct weapon systems trials. The vessel is the third and final Hobart…
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The ADF conducted an air-maritime integration exercise off the NSW north coast in late February and early March. Called Exercise Tasman Shield 21, the two-week long exercise comprised units from…
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The US State Department has approved the potential acquisition by Germany of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime ISR aircraft. A March 12 notification by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency…
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The Commonwealth has launched the Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Enterprise and has opened the OPV System Program Office at Henderson in WA. The OPV Enterprise consists of Commonwealth…
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The final deployment of McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C/D legacy or classic Hornets at sea has concluded with the return of the USS Nimitz to the US on February 26. The deployment…
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The USAF has awarded a US$414.2m (A$523m) contract to Lockheed Martin for the production of 137 AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) for an unnamed foreign military sales (FMS) customer…
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The urgent quest for a sovereign SATCOM capability As bushfires raged along eastern Australia just over a year ago, destroying lives, property, and livelihoods, the ADF deployed to help out…
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Israeli company positions for greater local presence Elbit Systems of Australia, the local subsidiary of Israel’s largest defence company, is aiming to transform itself to create a fully sovereign Australian…
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First and Last, but Always? For more than half a century the USAF’s Wild Weasel mission has protected aircraft and aircrew from hostile air defences. But will the USAF’s dedicated…
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Australian Defence Business Review (ADBR) has added further depth to its team of trained, qualified, and operationally-experienced Defence analysts.
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Two US Navy carrier strike groups came together in early February for dual carrier operations in the South China Sea. Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG 9) centred around the USS…
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The AMDA Foundation has announced it has opened nomination for the 2021 Land Forces Innovation Awards. To be announced and presented at the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition in…
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By Chris McInnes The Royal Australian Air Force’s second century poses new challenges for the service as the comfortable assumptions that shaped its first century crumble. One hundred years of…
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Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated an anti-submarine warfare capability for its MQ-8C Fire Scout maritime vertical takeoff UAS. Using a manned Bell 407 airframe upon which the MQ-8C is based,…